Let’s take on the challenge! A multiple-choice history quiz for elementary school students. Review your history lessons.

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Even though you should have learned it in history class, when you’re actually asked, the answer just doesn’t come to you right away! Have you ever had that experience? In this article, we present multiple-choice history quizzes that elementary school students can enjoy while learning.

They cover a wide range of periods from the Jomon era to modern times, making them perfect for reviewing your lessons.

It’s also great to try them with friends or guardians! The frustration of not being able to answer can motivate you to study history more deeply and even become a chance to like history more.

Feel free to give it a try!

Let’s take on the challenge! A multiple-choice history quiz for elementary school students (4 options). Review your history lessons (11–20)

Who founded the Edo shogunate?

Iemitsu Tokugawa
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Hidetada
Mitsunari Ishida

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

The answer is Tokugawa Ieyasu, who led the Eastern Army at the Battle of Sekigahara and defeated Ishida Mitsunari, who led the Western Army. In 1603, he was appointed shogun and founded the Edo Shogunate. This samurai government lasted for about 260 years, until the restoration of imperial rule in 1867.

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Who defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto in the Battle of Okehazama?

Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Mitsunari Ishida
Oda Nobunaga
Uesugi Kenshin

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Oda Nobunaga

The Battle of Okehazama, fought in 1560 in Owari Province between the forces of Oda Nobunaga and Imagawa Yoshimoto. Leading a massive army of 25,000, Imagawa Yoshimoto was slain by Oda Nobunaga’s troops through a combination of sudden assaults, ambushes, and frontal attacks. It is a historic battle that frequently appears in Taiga dramas and novels.

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Where was the Muromachi shogunate, established by Ashikaga Takauji, located?

Edo
Kamakura
Nara
Kyoto

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Kyoto

After defeating Kusunoki Masashige at the Battle of Minatogawa, Ashikaga Takauji was appointed shogun (Seii Taishogun) in 1338 and established the Muromachi shogunate. While inheriting the policies of the Kamakura shogunate, it also pursued active diplomacy, including trade with Ming China. The shogunate reached its zenith under the third shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and its rule continued for about 240 years.

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Who founded the Kamakura shogunate?

Emperor Kanmu
Taira no Kiyomori
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Tokimasa Hōjō

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Minamoto no Yoritomo

The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no Yoritomo, who triumphed in the Battle of Dan-no-ura, the decisive clash between the Minamoto and Taira clans. Through events such as the Jōkyū Disturbance and the Mongol invasions, it expanded its authority to become a nationwide military government. After Yoritomo’s death, the Hōjō clan—led by Hōjō Tokimasa and Hōjō Yoshitoki—rose to prominence and consolidated power amid struggles with influential warrior families.

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Who was sent to the Sui dynasty as an envoy (kentōshi) by appointment of Prince Shōtoku?

Anego Ono
Ono Imouto
Ono no Imoko
Ono Aneo

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Ono no Imoko

The answer was Ono no Imoko, an official of the Asuka period and a powerful clan member from Ōmi Province. According to the Nihon Shoki, a historical chronicle compiled in the Nara period, he was chosen as an ambassador during the era of Empress Suiko under the cap-rank system and was dispatched to the Sui dynasty. Although the name Ono no Imoko may lead some to think he was a woman, his gender was male.

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